PS3: Virtua Fighter 5
Fighter games will never overrated, let me just put it that way. No matter how many generation of Tekkens or Virtua Fighters come out in the next 10 years, it will always be meaner, better and stronger in all sense of the word. PS3’s Virtua Fighter 5, (yes 5!) is out and has great reviews as well as ratings. My favorite game site, Gamespot, rated it to be 8.1. Hey, this site is rarely that generous with their ratings so with an 8.1, it’s definitely worth the play.
Virtua Fighter 5’s fighting is virtually top notch. And that is what fighting games are suppose to do best – fight. With great graphics and 14 year storyline, it’s hard to resist. I am quite tempted to poke fun at how plain and amateurish the first Virtua Fighter looked but I won’t. But do look at this :P
Virtua Fighter 5 is a great-looking game from top to bottom. The characters look great and animate well, with the lone exception of their mouths, and teeth, which just look a little off when characters speak at the end of a fight. There are plenty of different backgrounds in the game, and they all look great while also figuring into the fights. Some of them are walled off, giving you a surface to juggle fighters up against, while others are open, letting you win by pushing your opponent out of the ring if you can. The game runs at 720p on the PlayStation 3, which gives you a nice, high definition to work with, though some of the characters and stages can look a little pixelated in spots.
Overall, I think the game looks pretty good. I am a sucker for great graphics with corny melo-dramatic storylines in these games.
Well, I’ve you a trailer of Virtua Fighter 5 to see:
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